A D PLANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC263752 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£158.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 18.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £158,037
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,769 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£158k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£34k£67k£101k£135k£168kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£158.0k£166.8k
Current assets£159.5k£168.2k
Net assets£158.0k£166.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-12
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-05-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-06-26
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-08-01
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    MCKITTING, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2007-10-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2007-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A D PLANS LIMITED
  23. 2004-02-20
    ➕
    MCKITTING, Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-20
    ➕
    MCKITTING, Margaret appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Mckitting
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

3 Kirk Place
Kirkmuirhill
Lanark
ML11 9RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCKITTING, Stuart→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-02-20
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Active
MCKITTING, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-20 · resigned 2009-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/01/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property23/10/2007—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/08/200703/06/2014
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Recent filings (70 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20